Chris Bauer is an American actor. He is best known for his television work in The Wire, Third Watch, True Blood, Survivor's Remorse, The Deuce and the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind. He has also appeared on Broadway, as Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire, and has originated roles in plays by David Mamet, John Patrick Shanley and Jez Butterworth.

Chris Bauer
Bauer at the True Blood panel at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2014
Education
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present
Spouse
Laura Bauer
(m. 1997)
Children2

Early life and education edit

Bauer is of German and Irish descent. He attended Miramonte High School in Orinda, California and played on the Miramonte football team in his senior year, 1984, the year the team won the state championship. Later, he attended the University of San Diego and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and graduated from the Yale School of Drama.

Career edit

Television edit

Bauer has starred in numerous television series including The Wire, as port-union boss Frank Sobotka.[1] He initially auditioned for the role of Jimmy McNulty.[2] He also starred in Billy Crystal's 2001 film 61*, as New York Yankees player Bob Cerv. His roles on network television include a regular role as Fred Yokas, husband of Officer Faith Yokas, on the NBC series Third Watch, lead FBI Agent Dodd on the short-lived CBS series Smith, a priest on ABC's Life on Mars, and as Detective Lou Destefano in the original Sci-Fi channel miniseries The Lost Room. In 2004, he played Lee Nickel on the ESPN series Tilt. He appeared in the episode "The No-Brainer" of the television series Fringe as Brian Dempsey, and appeared in multiple episodes of Numb3rs as Dr. Raymond "Ray" Galuski and in Criminal Minds, in season one, as the antagonist.

Chris Bauer played Det. (later Sheriff) Andy Bellefleur on the TV-series True Blood.[3] He also played Dennis Halsey, a guard on Unforgettable in the fourth episode of the first season, "Up In Flames", and appeared as a rival salesman from the Syracuse branch of Dunder Mifflin in Season 8 of The Office (US).[4] In 2014, Bauer guest starred in an episode of NBC's Parks and Recreation.

In October 2014 Bauer started a recurring role on the Starz comedy Survivor's Remorse. He played Jimmy Flaherty, the owner of a fictitious Atlanta professional basketball team. The show was written by Mike O'Malley, who also served as an executive producer along with NBA star LeBron James, and star Jessie T. Usher. Survivor's Remorse ran 4 seasons and concluded in 2017.

Bauer played Det. Tom Lange in the FX limited series American Crime Story.[5] Bauer appeared as Tim Rutten in the NBC mini-series Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Brothers, and from 2017 co-stars as Bobby Dwyer in the HBO series The Deuce.

In 2018, Bauer guest starred as the negotiator Dennis Cole in Brooklyn Nine-Nine Series 5 Episode 13 "The Negotiator".[6]

In 2019, Bauer portrayed NASA astronaut and Director of Flight Crew Operations Deke Slayton in the first season of the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind.

Film edit

Bauer's first film appearance was in Snow White: A Tale of Terror, with Sigourney Weaver, Sam Neill, and Monica Keena. Soon after, Bauer played schoolteacher/pedophile Lloyd Gettys in the 1997 film The Devil's Advocate. He played prisoner NB9674932-65 Ivan Dubov in the 1997 action film Face/Off, where he met Nicolas Cage. He then appeared as the masked character 'Machine' in the 1999 film 8mm also starring Cage.[7] He starred as fetish photographer Irving Klaw in the 2005 Bettie Page biopic The Notorious Bettie Page, and as famous author Ken Kesey in a 2007 Neal Cassady biopic. Bauer played a small role in the 2005 Jim Jarmusch film, Broken Flowers. He was featured in the movie The Conspirator, as a fellow officer following Abraham Lincoln's assassination, and played a minor role in Flags of Our Fathers. In 2015, Bauer played the role of 'Pa' in Disney's Tomorrowland. He also appeared in Money Monster as Lt. Nelson, and played Larry Rooney in Sully.

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes
1997 The Myth of Fingerprints Jerry Credited as Christopher Bauer
1997 Snow White: A Tale of Terror Konrad Credited as Christopher Bauer
1997 Colin Fitz Tony Baby Shark
1997 The Devil's Advocate Lloyd Gettys Credited as Christopher Bauer
1997 One Night Stand Bartender Credited as Christopher Bauer
1997 Face/Off Dubov
1998 A Cool, Dry Place Larry Ives Credited as Christopher Bauer
1999 Sweet and Lowdown Ace - Pool Player
1999 Flawless Jacko
1999 8mm Machine
1999 Cradle Will Rock VTA - Carpenter
1999 The Hunley Simkins TV movie
2000 The Photographer Paul
2000 Animal Factory Bad Eye
2000 High Fidelity Paul
2001 61* Bob Cerv TV movie
2001 Taking Back Our Town James Melancon TV movie
2002 The Story of Calvin Stoller, Last Abstract Expressionist Calvin Stoller
2002 Bug Ernie
2002 Anatomy of a Breakup Jake Short / Credited as Christopher Bauer
2002 Angels Crest Teddy
2002 Keane Bartender
2004 Hell's Island Lalo
2005 Broken Flowers Dan
2005 The Notorious Bettie Page Irving Klaw
2005 The Exonerated Cop #1 TV movie
2005 Our Fathers Olan Horne TV movie
2006 Bernard and Doris Chef
2006 Flags of Our Fathers Commandant Vandegrift
2007 Neal Cassady Ken Kesey
2008 The Guitar Chief of Surgery Uncredited
2010 The Conspirator Major Smith
2015 Tomorrowland The Frank's Dad
2015 Wrestling Isn't Wrestling Referee Video documentary short
2016 Sully Larry Rooney
2016 Money Monster Lt. Nelson
2016 Temps Mike
2017 Dismissed Mr. Ward
2019 3 Days with Dad Father Rose
2021 The Little Things Detective Sal Rizoli

Television edit

Year Title Role Episodes Ref.
1989 Midnight Caller Baby Chase Episode: "Truck Driver"
1989 A Fine Romance Crewman Episode: "The Tomas Crown Affair"
1992, 1996, 2002 Law & Order Homeless David / Mickey Scott / Sergeant “Forgiveness”, “Aftershock”, “Patriot”
1994 The Untouchables Doorman Episode: "Stadt"
1996 New York Undercover Terry Fillpot Episode: "Unis"
1999–2004 Third Watch Fred Yokas Main role; 53 episodes
2001 Dead Last Dale Episode: "To Serve, with Love"
2001 The Fugitive Goon Episode: "Thanatos"
2003 The Wire Frank Sobotka Main role; 12 episodes
2005 Jonny Zero Stringer Recurring role; 6 episodes
2005 Criminal Minds Ted Bryar Episode: "Derailed"
2005 Tilt Leeland Lee Nickel Main role; 9 episodes
2006 Masters of Horror Larry Pierce Episode: "Sounds Like"
2006 Conviction Mr. Foye Episode: "Denial"
2006 The Lost Room Lou Destefano Main role; 2 episodes
2006 American Experience (TV Series documentary) Hiram Pierce Episode: "The Gold Rush"
2006 Smith Agent Dodd Main role; 3 episodes
2007 The Black Donnellys Huey Farrell Episodes: “Wasn't That Enough?” / “The World Will Break Your Heart” / “Pilot”
2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Murtaugh Episode: “30”
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Detective Paul Browning Episode: "Sweet Jane"
2007, 2008 Numb3rs Ray Galuski Episode: "Velocity" (2007) / "Breaking Point" (2008
2008–2014 True Blood Andy Bellefleur Main role; 81 episodes
2008 New Amsterdam Andrew Gleason Episode: "Reclassified"
2008 Life on Mars Father Tim “Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead”
2009 The Good Wife James McCloon Episode: "Fixed"
2009, 2017 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Bill Tattenger / Sgt. Tom Cole “Hammered” (2009) / “Next Chapter” (2017)
2009 Fringe Brian Dempsey Episode: "The No-Brainer"
2011 Unforgettable Dennis Halsey / Guard Episode: "Up in Flames"
2011 Hawaii Five-0 Cory Sampson Episode: "Ike Maka"
2012 Prime Suspect Stevie Episode: "Stuck in the Middle with You"
2012 The Office Harry Jannerone Episode: "Turf War"
2013 Elementary Detective Gerry Coventry Episode: "On the Line"
2014 Parks and Recreation Harold Episode: "Ann and Chris"
2014 The Divide Jared Bankowski / Justice “Facts Are the Enemy” / “The Way Men Divide” / “No Such Thing”
2014 Full Circle Richie DeStefano "Jimmy & Richie" / "Shelly & Katie" / "Richie & Shelly"
2015 The Lizzie Borden Chronicles Tom Horn “Capsize” / “The Sister's Grimke”
2016 American Crime Story Detective Tom Lange Main role (first season)
2014–2017 Survivor's Remorse Jimmy Flaherty Main role; 17 episodes
2017 Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders Tim Rutten Main role; 9 episodes
2018 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Dennis Kole Episode: "The Negotiation"
2018 Modern Family Officer Stablitzky Episode: "CHiPs and Salsa"
2018 Unsolved Sheriff Hilman Episode: "Unsolved?"
2017–2019 The Deuce Bobby Dwyer Main role; 24 episodes
2019 For All Mankind Deke Slayton Recurring role; 9 episodes
2020 FBI Dan Osborne Episode: "Payback"
2020 Homeland Kevin Dance Episode: “The English Teacher”
2021-2023 Heels Wild Bill Hancock Main role
2021 Gaslit James McCord
2022 Sprung Stan Recurring role; 4 episodes[8]
2023 Fellow Travelers McCarthy Recurring role [9]

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2009 14th Satellite Awards Best Cast (or Best Ensemble) – Television Series True Blood Won
2010 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated

References edit

  1. ^ "Chris Bauer on "The Wire," "True Blood" and Addiction | The Fix". The Fix. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. ^ Abrams, Jonathan (2018). All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of the Wire. New York: Crown Archetype. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-451-49814-4.
  3. ^ Vineyard, Jennifer (15 July 2013). "True Blood's Chris Bauer on Faery Fatherhood and His Alexander Skarsgård Impression". Vulture. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  4. ^ "OfficeTally". 18 April 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  5. ^ "'The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story' recap: 'From the Ashes of Tragedy'". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  6. ^ Mendoza, Linda (2018-03-25), The Negotiation (Comedy, Crime), Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Fremulon, Dr. Goor Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, retrieved 2021-02-22
  7. ^ Interpreting Tennessee Williams Archived July 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine - Working in the Theatre Seminar video at American Theatre Wing.org, April 2005
  8. ^ Sprung (Comedy), Garret Dillahunt, Shakira Barrera, Phillip Garcia, 3 Arts Entertainment, Amazon Studios, 2022-08-19, retrieved 2023-10-03{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. ^ Otterson, Joe (2022-07-21). "Showtime Limited Series 'Fellow Travelers' Adds Five to Cast (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-07-21.

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